A feather weighs 0.0082 g. How many feathers would you need to make a weight of 4.1×10^3 g? Write the answer in scientific notation.
To find out how many feathers you would need to make a weight of 4.1×10^3 g, you divide the total weight by the weight of a single feather.
First, let's convert the weight of a feather into scientific notation: 0.0082 g = 8.2×10^-3 g.
Now, we can divide the total weight by the weight of a single feather:
4.1×10^3 g ÷ (8.2×10^-3 g) = 5×10^5 feathers.
Therefore, you would need 5×10^5 feathers to make a weight of 4.1×10^3 g.
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To find the number of feathers needed to make a weight of 4.1 × 10^3 g, we divide the total weight by the weight of a single feather:
Number of feathers = total weight / weight of a single feather
Number of feathers = (4.1 × 10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
Number of feathers = 5 × (10^2) / 0.0082
Number of feathers = 5 × 10^2 / 0.0082
Number of feathers = 500 / 0.0082
Number of feathers = 60975.61
Written in scientific notation, the answer is:
Number of feathers = 6.097561 × 10^4
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To find the number of feathers needed to make a weight of 4.1 × 10^3 g, we divide the total weight by the weight of a single feather:
Number of feathers = total weight / weight of a single feather
Number of feathers = (4.1 × 10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
Number of feathers = 5 × (10^2) / (8.2 × 10^-3)
Number of feathers = 5 × 10^2 / 8.2 × 10^-3
Number of feathers = (5 × 10^2) × (1/(8.2 × 10^-3))
Number of feathers = 5 × (10^2) × (1/8.2) × (10^3)
Number of feathers = (5/8.2) × (10^2 + 3)
Number of feathers = (0.6098) × (10^5)
Number of feathers = 6.098 × 10^4
So, you would need approximately 6.098 × 10^4 feathers to make a weight of 4.1 × 10^3 g.
To find out how many feathers are needed to make a weight of 4.1×10^3 g, divide the total weight by the weight of each feather.
Number of feathers = Total weight / Weight of each feather
Number of feathers = 4.1×10^3 g / 0.0082 g
To divide by a decimal number, move the decimal point of the divisor to the right until it becomes a whole number. Do the same with the dividend.
Number of feathers = (4.1×10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
Number of feathers = (4.1×10^3 g) / (0.0082×10^0 g)
Now divide the numbers:
Number of feathers = 5×10^2
Therefore, you would need 5×10^2 feathers to make a weight of 4.1×10^3 g.